Saskatchewan extends SIGA online gaming exclusivity to September 2029 and approves 49-slot pilot

The Government of Saskatchewan and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) have amended their Gaming Framework Agreement to keep Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) as the province’s only licensed online gaming operator through September 2029. For PSPs and acquirers, that means the regulated online casino and sports betting market remains concentrated in one operator for another three years.

1. The amendment extends SIGA’s exclusive right to operate Saskatchewan’s licensed online gaming market to September 2029. The platform in question is PlayNow.com, launched in November 2022 and still the province’s only legal online casino and sports betting site.
2. The same deal green-lights a gaming centre pilot on Flying Dust First Nation, north of Meadow Lake, with up to 49 slot machines. The planned venue is a 6,000-square-foot centre with a lounge, attached to a hotel by a breezeway.
3. The amendment also raises SIGA’s province-wide slot allocation by 49 machines to 2,619. In other words, the online exclusivity extension was packaged with a land-based capacity increase, which is how these agreements tend to travel: one framework, multiple moving parts.
4. Jeremy Harrison, minister responsible for Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan, said the GFA and its amendments support First Nations employment, economic development on- and off-reserve, and funding for education, housing and other priorities. He also said the revenue-sharing arrangements mean both the province and First Nations have a vested interest in the gaming sector’s success.
5. Bobby Cameron, FSIN chief, said the three-year extension reflects SIGA’s operation of Saskatchewan’s only licensed and regulated online gaming platform. He also said profits from the growth will be distributed among Saskatchewan First Nations throughout Treaty 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10 territories.

On the numbers, SIGA’s 2025-26 annual report puts the online side at CA$804m (US$582m) in wagers, more than CA$31m (US$22.4m) in gross gaming revenue, and CA$12.4m (US$9.0m) in net revenue, up 38 per cent year on year. The platform had more than 59,000 registered users. SIGA also runs seven land-based casinos in Saskatchewan and reported record gross revenue of CA$418m (US$303m) and a final income distribution of CA$167m (US$121m).